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                    &\multicolumn{7}{c}{Pre 1914}                                                              \\
                    &        mean&          sd&         min&         p25&         p50&         p75&         max\\
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UK Revenue/GDP      &         9.0&         2.7&         5.8&         7.0&         7.9&         9.9&        17.6\\
UK Spending/GDP     &         6.6&         3.3&         3.0&         4.3&         5.3&         7.8&        18.3\\
UK Surplus/GDP      &         2.4&         3.0&        -9.3&         1.1&         2.5&         4.0&         8.7\\
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Observations        &         186&            &            &            &            &            &            \\
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